| Wolff Revelations About President Ring True With Trump Biographer Posted: 07 Jan 2018 07:12 PM PST  Though Donald Trump has blasted Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury as a "fake book," a Trump biographer wrote Sunday that many of the journalist's stunning revelations ring "true to the man."
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| Poverty Lingers in Town Where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Will Wed Posted: 07 Jan 2018 08:20 AM PST  A local leader asked police to remove the homeless from the streets of Windsor in time for the nuptials, a request that sparked outrage -- and a digital petition, with 80,000 signatures demanding police leave them alone.
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| Monday's Morning Email: Oprah's Rousing Golden Globes Speech Sparks Chorus Of Calls For Oprah 2020 Posted: 08 Jan 2018 04:36 AM PST  TOP STORIES (And want to get The Morning Email each weekday?
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| Water main break floods terminal, delays flights at New York's JFK Airport Posted: 07 Jan 2018 02:22 PM PST  A water main break flooded a baggage claim area at New York's JFK International Airport on Sunday afternoon, delaying international fights into Terminal 4 and soaking luggage.
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| Merkel optimistic at start of government talks with Social Democrats Posted: 07 Jan 2018 01:12 AM PST ![Merkel optimistic at start of government talks with Social Democrats]( "Merkel optimistic at start of government talks with Social Democrats") German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she was "optimistic" going into exploratory talks with the Social Democrats (SPD), whose leader Martin Schulz said his party would not draw any red lines at the start of discussions. Merkel's conservative bloc and the SPD have scheduled five days of talks to see if they can find enough common ground to form a re-run of the 'grand coalition' that has governed Germany for the last four years. Horst Seehofer, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) - the Bavarian sister party to Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) - said he was going into the talks in "high spirits" and said the parties needed to come to an agreement.
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| Mom on son's hazing death: Feels like 'cat clawing at heart' Posted: 07 Jan 2018 10:02 AM PST  There are times when Mary Deng thinks her only child is still alive, that he's going to come home, that he didn't die more than four years ago in a brutal fraternity hazing ritual.
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| Full Panel: Marijuana Legalization Might Be The One Thing Americans Agree On Posted: 07 Jan 2018 12:57 AM PST  David Brooks, Danielle Pletka, Mark Leibovich and Joy Reid join the Meet the Press panel to talk about the fallout from the decision by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to enforce marijuana laws
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| After Brigitte's panda, Emmanuel Macron engages in 'horse diplomacy' with China Posted: 08 Jan 2018 07:29 AM PST  President Emmanuel Macron of France has responded to China's "panda diplomacy" by offering counterpart Xi Jinping a horse of the elite Republic Guard. The offer of Vesuvius, an eight-year old brown gelding from the presidential cavalry corps, came as Mr Macron embarked on a three-day visit to China with his wife Brigitte. The French First Lady in November became the godmother of a baby panda lent by Beijing to a zoo near Paris. The choice of the horse was an "unprecedented diplomatic gesture" according to the French presidency; it came after the Chinese president heaped praise on the 104 horsemen who escorted him during his last visit to Paris in 2014. "It mattered a lot for the president, even if it was very complicated to import a horse for sanitary reasons. It's a symbol of French excellence," said an Elysee official. The horse, which was flown in a special plane, is currently stuck in quarantine. It came with a special harness and sword from Mr Macron. French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte pose with China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan during their meeting in Beijing, China January 8, 2018 Credit: REUTERS France has become accustomed to its young new leader's attention to symbols and historical references. He wowed US president Donald Trump by inviting him to attend France's Bastille Day military parade down the Champs-Elysées last July to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the US entry into World War One. Before that, Russia's president Vladimir Putin was treated to the pomp of Versailles, the palace of Sun King Louis XIV. Xing Hua, vice president of the China Institute of International Studies in Beijing, told The Telegraph there was nothing "strange" about the gift. "The horse is an animal which means running, rolling ahead ceaselessly. I think the president sees China as a country which develops rapidly like a horse," he said. By comparison, Mr Macron's political movement, En Marche, refers more to a stroll than a trot. Perhaps controversially, Mr Hua also pointed out that President Macron's Chinese name is Ma-Ke-Long, which means "horse vanquishes dragon". Still from a video presenting Vesuve de Brekka (or Vesuvius), the Republican Guard horse gifted by French president Emmanuel Macron to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping Credit: Telegraph That didn't stop Lu Kang, foreign ministry spokesperson, saying: "China expresses its thanks and appreciation for the friendly act by the French side." Mr Macron kicked off his visit in the northern city of Xian where he called on China and Europe to work together on Beijing's "Belt and Road" initiative - a $1 trillion investment project aiming to build a modern-day "Silk Road" - as Theresa May prepares to visit Beijing to forge closer economic ties for the UK. He is then due to head back to Beijing to meet President Xi Jinping. Belt and Road aims to link Asia, Africa and much of Europe with massive infrastructure projects. It has been seen as a major part of Mr Xi's drive to position China at the heart of a new world order, but some have expressed concerns it signifies China's expansionist ambitions. Mr Macron, who is travelling with 60 French business executives, said France and Europe should join the new initiative. Vesuve de Brekka (or Vesuvius), the Republican Guard horse gifted by French president Emmanuel Macron to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping But he warned: "They cannot be the roads of a new hegemony that will put the countries that they traverse in a vassal state. Multilateralism means balanced cooperation." Mr Macron also called on Europe and China, the world's top polluter, to team up on curbing climate change in the face of the US decision to withdraw from the Paris accord. "China kept its word," he said, referring to its respect of the COP 21 accord. "You demonstrate your immense sense of responsibility." Cooperation will "show the world that the French and Chinese are capable of making our planet great and beautiful again", he said in Chinese. UK chancellor Phillip Hammond last year pitched Britain as a "natural partner" for the scheme, as he sought new opportunities for post-Brexit trade. Mrs May is expected to visit Beijing later this month for a long-delayed trip aimed at boosting trade ties between China and the UK. Additional reporting by Christine Wei
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| Stephen Miller calls Steve Bannon's comments 'out of touch with reality' and 'vindictive' Posted: 07 Jan 2018 10:14 AM PST  In a CNN appearance Sunday, Stephen Miller, President Trump's senior policy adviser, was upset with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon's grotesque comments about the Trump administration in Michael Wolff's "Fire and Fury."
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| Over $150,000 Raised For Roy Moore Accuser After Home Suspiciously Burns Down Posted: 07 Jan 2018 02:54 PM PST  A GoFundMe page has raised over $150,000 to support one of Republican judge Roy Moore's sexual misconduct accusers after her house suspiciously burned down last week.
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| Iran parliament holds special meeting on protests Posted: 07 Jan 2018 06:00 AM PST  Iranian lawmakers held a closed-door session on Sunday to discuss the deadly protests that hit the country last week, while more pro-regime rallies were held in several cities. "The security officials confirmed that most of those arrested have been released," Gholamreza Heydari, a reformist lawmaker in Tehran, told parliament's ICANA website. Mohammad Reza Kachouie, another deputy, said most of those detained were unemployed people, "without university degrees".
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| Pope baptizes 34 cooing, crying babies in Sistine Chapel Posted: 07 Jan 2018 03:04 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday baptized 34 cooing and crying babies in the splendor of the Sistine Chapel, and encouraged their parents to make sure the "language of love" is spoken at home.
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| Planes collide at Toronto's Pearson Airport; passengers safe Posted: 07 Jan 2018 08:40 AM PST ![Planes collide at Toronto's Pearson Airport; passengers safe]( "Planes collide at Toronto's Pearson Airport; passengers safe") Fire and emergency services responded to the collision between the two planes from Sunwing Airlines and Westjet Airlines , which happened at 6:19 p.m. (2319 GMT), the Greater Toronto Airport Authority said in a statement. Calgary-based Westjet said it had unconfirmed reports of "minor injuries" in the incident, but that all 168 passengers and six crew members on board its plane were safe and accounted for.
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| A Police Shootout in Troubled Southern Mexico Has Left 11 People Dead Posted: 08 Jan 2018 01:33 AM PST  Violent clashes involving gunmen, a community police force and state police killed 11 people in the troubled southern state of Guerrero on Sunday.
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| Couple Ordered To Pay Enslaved Nanny $121,000 After 2 Years Of Work Posted: 07 Jan 2018 02:39 PM PST  A Texas couple who pleaded guilty to charges related to forcing a Nigerian woman to work as their nanny for two years without pay has been ordered to pay her more than $121,000 in restitution, a judge ruled Friday.
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| Eight migrants drown as Italian coastguard attempts to rescue first sinking boat of 2018 Posted: 07 Jan 2018 08:30 AM PST  At least eight migrants died and 86 others were rescued Saturday from a smugglers' rubber dinghy after it starting sinking in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the Italian coast guard said. The Italian coast guard, which coordinates rescues in international waters off Libya's coast, said an aircraft on patrol for a European anti-smuggling operation had spotted the dinghy, which was in difficulty Saturday. All eight victims were female, the coastguard said. A spokesman said survivors told rescuers that roughly 150 migrants were aboard when the dinghy was launched from Libya's coast. Proactiva Open Arms, a Spanish humanitarian group that is one of the few NGOs which still operate their own rescue ships outside Libyan waters, said some of the migrants had spent hours in the water before being saved. Hundreds of thousands of migrants have reached Italy in the last few years after being rescued in the central Mediterranean from traffickers' unseaworthy boats. Some 119,000 migrants arrived that way in Italy in 2017. The International Organization of Migration also recorded more than 3,100 deaths among migrants making the Mediterranean crossing in 2017. North African migrant routes Since last summer, the number of migrants coming across the Mediterranean has dropped after the Libyan coast guard, trained and aided by the Italian military, started more aggressively intercepting smugglers' boats shortly after they were launched. The deaths in the Mediterranean came as more than 200 sub-Saharan Africa migrants seeking to get to Europe stormed over a high double fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla on Saturday. Mobile phone footage broadcast by Spanish media showed a group of migrants running through the streets of the city. They have since been taken to a migrant detention centre. The number of migrants to reach Spain in 2017 hit a record high of nearly 22,900, according to EU border agency Frontex, amid concerns that a new migration route is opening up.
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| Bright spot for Trump in 2017, job creation faces new challenges Posted: 06 Jan 2018 10:00 PM PST President Donald Trump can point to at least one important success in his first year: the number of jobs grew and the unemployment rate fell in 2017.
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| Brad Pitt Bids Six Figures To Watch 'Game Of Thrones' With Emilia Clarke Posted: 07 Jan 2018 01:51 PM PST  On Saturday in LA, actor Brad Pitt offered up over a hundred grand for the chance to watch an episode of "Game Of Thrones" with Daenerys Targaryen herself, Emilia Clarke.
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| Egypt's el-Sissi attends Christmas Mass amid tight security Posted: 06 Jan 2018 11:36 AM PST ![Egypt's el-Sissi attends Christmas Mass amid tight security]( "Egypt's el-Sissi attends Christmas Mass amid tight security") CAIRO (AP) — In a show of solidarity with Egypt's embattled Christians, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi Saturday made a symbolic appearance at an Orthodox Christmas Mass in a new cathedral as tens of thousands of soldiers and police deployed outside churches across the country in anticipation of possible attacks by Islamic militants.
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| Syria regime forces push towards Idlib airbase: monitor Posted: 07 Jan 2018 09:45 AM PST  Syrian regime forces on Sunday seized a strategic town as they pushed towards a jihadist-held airbase in an offensive to reclaim ground in northwestern Idlib province, a monitor said. Government forces backed up by Russian air power are conducting an operation to carve out a foothold in the southeast of the province, the last one that had remained completely beyond regime control. Troops captured Sinjar, the "biggest town in southeast Idlib", from Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate and were within 14 kilometres (9 miles) of the Abu al-Duhur military base, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
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| The Aircraft Carrier: The Weapon that Refuses to 'Sink' Posted: 07 Jan 2018 06:55 AM PST  The aircraft carrier is the weapon whose obituary is constantly being written, but which also refuses to die. Twenty years ago, during the height of the "revolution in military affairs" craze, the aircraft carrier was written off as a dinosaur. China and India are currently the only Asian countries operating large fixed-wing carriers, but they may soon be joined by new players, particularly Japan and South Korea (and perhaps others).
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| Apple should address youth phone addiction, say two large investors Posted: 07 Jan 2018 07:07 PM PST ![Apple should address youth phone addiction, say two large investors]( "Apple should address youth phone addiction, say two large investors") Apple Inc shareholders Jana Partners and the California State Teachers' Retirement System are urging the smartphone maker to take steps to address what they say is a growing problem of young people getting addicted to Apple's iPhones, Jana partner Charles Penner said. Jana, a leading activist shareholder, and CalSTRS, one of the nation's largest public pension plans, delivered a letter to Apple on Saturday asking the company to consider developing software that would allow parents to limit children's phone use, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier on Sunday. Jana and CalSTRS also asked Apple to study the impact of excessive phone use on mental health, according to the publication.
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| Bail hearing for freed Canadian hostage set for next week Posted: 08 Jan 2018 08:11 AM PST ![Bail hearing for freed Canadian hostage set for next week]( "Bail hearing for freed Canadian hostage set for next week") A Canadian court on Monday adjourned a bail hearing for former Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle, who was arrested late last month on criminal charges including assault, sexual assault and forcible confinement. The charges are for crimes prosecutors said occurred in Canada after Boyle and his family returned to the country last October. Boyle and his wife Caitlan Coleman were kidnapped in October 2012 while backpacking in Afghanistan.
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| Legendary Astronaut John Young Dies at 87 Posted: 06 Jan 2018 11:05 AM PST  He was the ninth man to walk on the moon
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| Emma Stone, Meryl Streep And Other Stars Bring Activists To Golden Globes Posted: 07 Jan 2018 04:23 PM PST  Eight actresses — Amy Poehler, Emma Stone, Emma Watson, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep, Michelle Williams, Shailene Woodley, and Susan Sarandon arrived at the 2018 Golden Globes accompanied by female activists on the red carpet.
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| Justices won't step into Mississippi gay rights legal fight Posted: 08 Jan 2018 07:18 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is refusing to intervene in a legal fight over a Mississippi law that lets government workers and private business people cite their own religious beliefs to deny services to LGBT people.
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| Party of Yemen's slain Saleh elects new chief Posted: 07 Jan 2018 09:30 AM PST ![Party of Yemen's slain Saleh elects new chief]( "Party of Yemen's slain Saleh elects new chief") The political party of Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was killed in December by his erstwhile Huthi rebel allies, on Sunday named his replacement. The General People's Congress, a key player in Yemeni politics for decades, elected former deputy premier Sadiq Amin Aburas by consensus at a meeting of its general committee, it said in a statement. It made no mention of the Huthis, but said it would continue to "reject and resist aggression and siege" against Yemen, a reference to a military campaign being waged since 2015 by a Saudi-led coalition.
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| U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team Announced Posted: 07 Jan 2018 08:09 AM PST A longshot just two months ago, 19-year-old Bradie Tennell is heading to her first Olympics. Also making his Olympic debut is 18-year-old Nathan Chen, who dazzled the crowd with his five quadruple jumps.
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| South Korea Has Its Own Massive Artillery That NATO Loves (and North Korea Hates) Posted: 06 Jan 2018 06:04 PM PST  In December 2017, Norway announced it would purchase twenty-four K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers from South Korean firm Hanhwa for $215 million, with an option for up to twenty-four more in the future. The K9 edged out an upgraded M109 howitzer offered by the Swiss firm RUAG and the German Panzerhaubitze 2000, which has a similar main gun and performance profile, but a slightly faster rapid-fire rate compared to the K9. This marks just the latest success of the South Korean howitzer system, which is already serving with Turkey and will soon enter service with three other NATO countries, as well as India and Finland.
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| Memphis Megachurch Stands By Pastor Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teenager Posted: 07 Jan 2018 07:47 AM PST  Responding to a recent report that one of their pastors had allegedly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl while serving as a youth minister at his previous church, leaders of a megachurch in Memphis, Tennessee, said they'd long known about the incident.
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| Global tech demand drives Taiwan's exports to new high Posted: 08 Jan 2018 02:19 AM PST ![Global tech demand drives Taiwan's exports to new high]( "Global tech demand drives Taiwan's exports to new high") Taiwan's exports climbed to a record amount in December, boosting confidence solid global technology demand will keep the island economy's growth momentum steady this year. Taiwan's factories are an integral part of the global supply-chain for technology giants such as Apple Inc, and the economy is riding a robust exports cycle on strong demand around the world for new smartphones and other gadgets. Exports in December rose 14.8 percent from a year earlier, the finance ministry's statistics department said on Monday, compared with 9.45 percent forecast in a Reuters poll and 14.0 percent growth in November.
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| Israeli company says it has produced tiniest cherry tomato Posted: 08 Jan 2018 04:37 AM PST  MOSHAV IDAN, Israel (AP) — They say bigger is better, but in the succulent world of cherry tomatoes, one Israeli company is going smaller than ever before.
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| Ex-Sheriff David Clarke Faces Trial Over Facebook Taunts Against Plane Passenger Posted: 06 Jan 2018 06:00 PM PST  Staunch Donald Trump ally and former Milwaukee County sheriff David Clarke faces trial this month for Facebook taunts against a plane passenger who Clarke thought disrespected him.
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| Oprah declares 'new day' for women in powerful Globes speech Posted: 07 Jan 2018 09:58 PM PST  Oprah Winfrey on Sunday declared a "new day" for women and girls facing down abusive men as she delivered a stirring speech at the Golden Globes. Accepting a lifetime achievement award at the Hollywood gala, the Oscar-nominated actress and daytime television trailblazer saluted the #MeToo movement that has quickly gained steam after revelations of rampant sexual misconduct by film mogul Harvey Weinstein. "So I want all the girls watching here now to know that a new day is on the horizon," Winfrey said.
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| U.N. meeting on Iran protests called by U.S. criticized at Security Council Posted: 06 Jan 2018 10:00 AM PST ![U.N. meeting on Iran protests called by U.S. criticized at Security Council]( "U.N. meeting on Iran protests called by U.S. criticized at Security Council") A United Nations Security Council meeting on Friday to discuss recent protests in Iran turned into criticism of the United States for requesting to meet on what some member states said was an internal issue for Tehran. France's ambassador to the UN said the protests do not threaten international peace and security, in what may be an implicit criticism of the United States. "However worrying the events of the last few days in Iran may be, they do not constitute per se a threat to international peace and security." Demonstrations erupted in Iran over a week ago after the government announced plans to raise fuel prices and cut monthly cash handouts to lower-income Iranians.
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| SpaceX Has Launched the U.S. Government's Secretive 'Zuma' Spacecraft Into Orbit Posted: 07 Jan 2018 07:19 PM PST  SpaceX successfully completed its first launch of 2018 Sunday night, sending a highly secretive U.S. government spacecraft into orbit before carrying out an upright landing of the rocket's first stage.
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| The M27: The Automatic Rifle That Will Make the U.S. Marines Even Deadlier Posted: 06 Jan 2018 06:07 PM PST  The beloved M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle may be in more hands sooner than later. The 5.56mm M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle has remained a favorite rifle of the Marine Corps for the better part of this decade. Based on the Heckler & Koch HK416 assault rifle and adopted in 2011 to replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, it's widely considered more versatile and accurate over a longer range than the average weapon — so much so that the Corps has even discussed replacing every infantry Marine's M4 carbine with an IAR variant in coming years.
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| Pope Francis Gives Career Advice During Epiphany Remarks Posted: 06 Jan 2018 12:47 PM PST  Francis said people "often make do"
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| Saudi fighter jet crashes, Yemen rebels claim downing it Posted: 07 Jan 2018 09:47 AM PST ![Saudi fighter jet crashes, Yemen rebels claim downing it]( "Saudi fighter jet crashes, Yemen rebels claim downing it") RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's Royal Air Force said two of its pilots whose fighter jet crashed during an operation in Yemen on Sunday have been rescued.
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| Women more likely to die after heart attack because doctors see it as a male problem, study finds Posted: 07 Jan 2018 04:01 PM PST  Women are being left at risk of repeat heart attacks and early death because doctors see heart disease as a male problem, a new study has shown. Researchers from The University of Leeds and the British Heart Foundation claim women are dying because many are not offered stents to unblock arteries, or prescribed statins, after their first heart attack. Around 42,000 men and 28,000 women die from coronary heart disease in Britain each year, with most deaths related to an original heart attack. But the new study, which looked at data from more than 180,000 people over 10 years, found three times the expected number of women died in the first year of a heart attack, compared to men. A large percentage of women were not prescribed statins Credit: Kumar Sriskandan / Alamy Experts claim women are being denied life saving treatment because they are not considered at high risk. "We need to work harder to shift the perception that heart attacks only affect a certain type of person," said Professor Chris Gale, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at the University of Leeds who co-authored the study. "Typically, when we think of a heart attack patient, we see a middle-aged man who is overweight, has diabetes and smokes. This is not always the case. Heart attacks affect the wider spectrum of the population – including women. "The findings from this study suggest that there are clear and simple ways to improve the outcomes of women who have a heart attack – we must ensure equal provision of evidence-based treatments for women." Heart attack: Symptoms and treatment The research found that women were less likely than men to receive the recommended treatments after a heart attack. Women who had a the type of attack where the coronary artery is completely blocked by a blood clot, were 34 per cent less likely than men to receive procedures which clear blocked arteries and restore blood flow to the heart, such as bypass surgery or a stent. They were also 24 per cent less likely to be prescribed statins, which help to prevent a second heart attack, and 16 per cent less likely to recommended aspirin, which helps to prevent blood clots. Critically, when women did receive all of the treatments recommended for patients who have suffered a heart attack, the number of women dying decreased dramatically. Previous BHF research has also shown that women are 50 per cent more likely than men to receive the wrong initial diagnosis and are less likely to get a pre-hospital ECG, which is essential for swift diagnosis and treatment. Professor Jeremy Pearson, Associate Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation, said: "Heart attacks are often seen as a male health issue, but more women die from coronary heart disease than breast cancer in the UK. "The findings from this research are concerning – women are dying because they are not receiving proven treatments to save lives after a heart attack. "We urgently need to raise awareness of this issue as it's something that can be easily changed. By simply ensuring more women receive the recommended treatments, we'll be able to help more families avoid the heartbreak of losing a loved one to heart disease." Women were less likely than men to receive artery opening surgery or a heart bypass Researchers worked with the Karolinksa Institutet in Sweden, and the findings are based on Swedish health records between 2003 and 2013. But Sweden has one of the best healthcare systems in the world, so the experts believe the situation could be even worse in Britain. "Sweden is a leader in healthcare, with one of the lowest mortality rates from heart attacks, yet we still see this disparity in treatment and outcomes between men and women," added Prof Gale. "In all likelihood, the situation for women in the UK may be worse." The research was published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
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| Trump Mixes Up 'Consequential' With 'Consensual' In Tweet About New York Post Column Posted: 08 Jan 2018 02:14 AM PST  Just a day after he declared himself a "very stable genius" and "like, really smart," President Donald Trump mixed up the word "consequential" with "consensual" in an embarrassing tweet.
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| Man jailed for bigamy after marrying woman then her daughter without first getting divorce Posted: 08 Jan 2018 04:35 AM PST  Christopher I Hauptmann, 44, married Shannon Deitrich in Florida in November 2015. The following September, he tied the knot with her 18-year-old daughter, Kaylee Durovick, without divorcing her mother first. Authorities in Pennsylvania first became suspicious of Hauptmann – who worked as a bail bondsman – after receiving reports he was using an alias and possessed a gun, despite being prohibited from doing so because of a previous drug conviction.
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| Aziz Ansari Becomes First Asian-American To Win Golden Globe For Best Actor In TV Show Posted: 08 Jan 2018 07:39 AM PST  The star of Netflix's "Master Of None" took home the Golden Globe for Best Actor In A Television Series Musical or Comedy on Sunday night.
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| Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas Posted: 06 Jan 2018 11:43 PM PST ![Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas]( "Iraq returning displaced civilians from camps to unsafe areas") By Ahmed Aboulenein AMRIYAT AL-FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces are forcibly returning civilians from refugee camps to unsafe areas in the predominantly Sunni Anbar province, exposing them to death from booby-traps or acts of vigilantism, refugees and aid workers say. Managing more than two million Iraqis displaced by the war against Islamic State is one of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's most daunting tasks. Authorities are sending back people against their will, refugees and aid workers say, to ensure that the election takes place on time.
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| Turkey to reopen iconic 'Iron Church' after revamp Posted: 06 Jan 2018 11:45 PM PST ![Turkey to reopen iconic 'Iron Church' after revamp]( "Turkey to reopen iconic 'Iron Church' after revamp") The leaders of Turkey and Bulgaria are Sunday due to reopen the Bulgarian St Stephen's Church in Istanbul after seven years of restoration, in a gesture of harmony in an often turbulent relationship between the two neighbours. The Bulgarian Orthodox church in Balat, a historic Istanbul neighbourhood on the shores of the Golden Horn traditionally home to Christians and Jews, was built in 1898 after its original wooden structure was destroyed in a fire. For President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who hosts Bulgaria's conservative Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, the ceremony will be a riposte to charges that Turkey's Islamic-rooted government does not do enough to protect the rights of Christian minorities and their heritage.
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